1904–05 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1904–05 season
Manager	Willie Maley
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish First Division	1st
Scottish Cup	Semi-finalists
	← 1903–04 1905–06 →

1904–05 was Celtic's 17th season of competitive football. They competed in the Scottish First Division,^[1] which they won for the first time since 1897-98. It was Celtic's 5th league title and 9th major title overall.

Celtic and Rangers had finished the league campaign level on 41 points, and a play-off at Hampden Park (doubling up as a fixture in the minor Glasgow Football League) was arranged to decide the championship. An English-based referee was drafted in to officiate at the match due to increasing tensions between the two groups of supporters and controversies in recent matches between the sides. Celtic won 2–1, with Jimmy McMenemy and Davie Hamilton scoring the decisive goals.

Celtic also won the Glasgow Charity Cup.

Results

Scottish First Division

20 August 1904 First Division	Partick Thistle	0 - 5	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Meadowside Attendance: 9,000

27 August 1904 First Division	Port Glasgow Athletic	1 - 4	Celtic	Port Glasgow
				Stadium: Clune Park Attendance: 6,000

3 September 1904 First Division	Celtic	1 - 1	Hearts	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,000

17 September 1904 First Division	St Mirren	2 – 3	Celtic	Paisley
				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street

19 September 1904 First Division	Hearts	2 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 10,000

26 September 1904 First Division	Celtic	2 – 1	Third Lanark	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000

1 October 1904 First Division	Queen's Park	2 - 3	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 15,000

15 October 1904 First Division	Celtic	2 - 2	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,000

22 October 1904 First Division	Third Lanark	1– 2	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 12,000

29 October 1904 First Division	Celtic	1 - 1	Queen's Park	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

5 November 1904 First Division	Kilmarnock	0 – 3	Celtic	Kilmarnock
				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 8,000

12 November 1904 First Division	Hibernian	2 – 2	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 7,800

19 November 1904 First Division	Celtic	3 – 0	Dundee	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

26 November 1904 First Division	Airdrieonians	1 – 3	Celtic	Airdrie
				Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 7,500

3 December 1904 First Division	Celtic	4 – 2	Motherwell	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 5,000

10 December 1904 First Division	Morton	0 – 1	Celtic	Greenock
				Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 5,000

17 December 1904 First Division	Celtic	2 – 2	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

24 December 1904 First Division	Celtic	1 – 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

31 December 1904 First Division	Celtic	3 – 1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 4,000

1 January 1905 First Division	Rangers	0 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 70,000

3 January 1905 First Division	Celtic	2 – 3	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

7 January 1905 First Division	Celtic	3 – 0	Port Glasgow Athletic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 2,000

14 January 1905 First Division	Dundee	2 – 1	Celtic	Dundee
				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 13,000

21 January 1905 First Division	Celtic	2 – 0	Hibernian	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000

4 February 1905 First Division	Celtic	5 – 2	Morton	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 3,000

18 February 1905^[a] First Division	Rangers	1 – 4	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 71,000

4 March 1905 First Division	Motherwell	2 – 6	Celtic	Motherwell
				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,000

First Division play-off

6 May 1905^[4]^[5] First Division play-off	Celtic	2 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
	McMenemy Hamilton		Robertson	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Frederick Kirkham

Scottish Cup

28 January 1905 First round	Dumfries	1 – 2	Celtic	Dumfries
				Stadium: Eastfield Park Attendance: 3,000

11 February 1905 Second round	Celtic	3 – 0	Lochgelly United	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 2,000

25 February 1905 Third round	Celtic	3 – 0	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,000

25 March 1905^[6]^[7] Semi-final	Celtic	0 – 2^[b]	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 30,000 Referee: T. Robertson

References

^ Originally played on 1 January, but abandoned and replayed due to crowd incursion.^[2]^[3]
^ Abandoned after 80 minutes due to crowd disturbance; result stood.

^ "Results for Celtic for 1904-05". Londonhearts.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
^ Rangers V Celtic, 2 January 1905 (newspaper scan via The Celtic Wiki)
^ Notes On Sport. | Rangers Routed at Ibrox..., The Glasgow Herald, 20 February 1905
^ Murphy, Alex (19 May 2005). "Another championship nailbiter thanks to mighty Quinn". The Times (hosted at The Celtic Wiki). Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ Hannan, Martin (27 November 2010). "1905: The last time Scotland drafted in a foreign referee". The Scotsman. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ Football. | Scottish Cup–Semi-final Ties., The Glasgow Herald, 26 March 1905
^ The Quinn Affair, The Glasgow Herald, 30 March 1905, via The Celtic Wiki

[4] Originally played on 1 January, but abandoned and replayed due to crowd incursion.^[2]^[3]

[9] Abandoned after 80 minutes due to crowd disturbance; result stood.

[1] "Results for Celtic for 1904-05". Londonhearts.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[2] Rangers V Celtic, 2 January 1905 (newspaper scan via The Celtic Wiki)

[3] Notes On Sport. | Rangers Routed at Ibrox..., The Glasgow Herald, 20 February 1905

[5] Murphy, Alex (19 May 2005). "Another championship nailbiter thanks to mighty Quinn". The Times (hosted at The Celtic Wiki). Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[6] Hannan, Martin (27 November 2010). "1905: The last time Scotland drafted in a foreign referee". The Scotsman. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[heraldsemis-7] Football. | Scottish Cup–Semi-final Ties., The Glasgow Herald, 26 March 1905

[8] The Quinn Affair, The Glasgow Herald, 30 March 1905, via The Celtic Wiki

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